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Method

Heat the butter in a wide, shallow saucepan until starting to sizzle, then add the rice. Toast the rice gently for about 4 mins in the butter until just starting to turn light brown, then scatter over 100g of the sugar and cook for a few mins more until the sugar is starting to dissolve.

Pour in the cream, stir and boil until all the sugar has dissolved into a thick butterscotch sauce, then gradually stir in 500ml of the milk and the vanilla extract. Simmer everything gently for about 45 mins, stirring often. If towards the end of the cooking time the liquid is too thick and the rice isn’t cooked yet, add another 100ml milk and carry on cooking. The finished consistency should be like a really creamy risotto.

When the pudding is cooked, tip it into a shallow, heatproof serving dish. Scatter the rest of the sugar over the top, and grill or blowtorch until sizzling and just starting to burn. Leave the sugar to form a crisp layer and serve hot or cold straight from the dish.

Comments, questions and tips

Had some double cream to use up so gave this a go. Absolutely gorgeous, but you can feel the calories as you eat it! Just make sure you have 5 other people to eat it or you might end up eating it all yourself. Delilah.

Cakebakingcrazy

14th Apr, 2016

I hate rice pudding, but this recipe challenged everything I thought I knew about a childhood dessert. Beautifully creamy and rich with a crunchy top and a 100% hit with all the family and frequently requested. You only need a small portion and defiantly best to serve after a lighter main.....a little goes a long way!

jeni

16th Feb, 2016

5.05

Delicious dessert. It took me longer than the 45 mins to cook and I added quite a bit extra milk - I measured the initial quantities of everything, but then just kept on sploshing in a bit more milk as it thickened.i didn't do the brulee topping as my blowtorch wasn't working - it was fabulous without, but I will definitely try it with once I get my new blowtorch sorted!
I's rich, creamy and very filling so definitely to follow a lighter main course.
The only thing I didn't like about it was that awful name! Yes, I know brulee means burnt, but there is a good reason we don't call that popular dessert by its English name of 'Burnt Cream!'

cinder

31st Jan, 2016

Just made tonight and now feel as sick as a parrot! Didn't need 45 mins to cook and only a small portion needed after a roast beef dinner!!!

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